Bardarbunga is rumbling again . Iceland ’s big volcano has been on the threshold of erupt for a good few years now , but over the past few days , four earthquakes have been detectedin the surrounding orbit . While this Earth shimmying might seem concerning , they are more indicative of what is happen beneath the ground , and wo n’t themselves cause the vent to erupt . For now , there is n’t any cause for contiguous business organisation .
The expert monitoring the mountain , which is the second - high top in Iceland and last erupt in 2014 , still predict that it could be up to another few years before the volcano spews its magma over the Nordic state . Some are concerned that if and when this go on , there could be a repetition of the infamous 2010 Icelandic eruption .
The ash cloud grow by the wonderfully named Eyjafjallajökull , which is estimated to have been around250 million three-dimensional meters(8.8 billion cubic foot ) , wreaked havoc across much of Europe . For five daytime , much of the air space was shut out down , as there were concerns that the ash could severely damage the engines of any planes caught flying through it . This created what is thought to have been the gravid perturbation of aviation change of location since World War II .
Earthquakes around combat-ready volcanoes are a common occurrence . As the magma below the surface migrate into the chamber of the vent , the movement of such massive amounts of liquified rock needs cause the ground to wobble a bit . From this view then , the earthquakes are not the crusade of the eruption , but instead seen as a symptom of the impending eruption that could pass off at any point within twelvemonth .
When it come to Iceland , there are always die to be reports that an eruption is impending . This is because Iceland is straddling the break strain between the American and Eurasiatic home base , thus make it a particular hotspot .
It will always have volcanoes , as magma snakes its way through the fissure and eventually burst through the surface , but few actually do as much damage as Eyjafjallajökull . If the volcano happens to be seat under a glacier , than the chance are heighten , but even so , one study has already suggestedthat such an event is unlikely to pass for a few decennium .
